Thursday, January 29, 2009
Revised Gaza Strip Death Figures
I found an interesting article that gives a revised figure for the number of civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip. According to the doctor, who ironically works in Gaza's Shifa Hospital (from which the Norwegian Hamas supporters Gilbert & Fosse reported during the midst of the battle), the number of dead stands at no more than 500 or 600. Most of the latter were Hamas members.
Dagbladet is reporting another story about Israel bombing a military target in Gaza. Apparently no one was injured or killed in the attack, but a staged picture (showing a man and a little boy sitting on the rubble of the building) still give the impression this was an attack on civilians. VG makes a big deal about some diplomats held up at the Gaza border for 6 hours (security at the border is understandably strict as a soldier was killed in at attack yesterday). Some warning shots were also fired while a Norwegian diplomat was sitting in a car nearby. There is also a story about the UN requesting $613 million in aid for Gaza.
While these non-stories receive lots of coverage, the Norwegian tabloids are completely ignoring the 100 civilians massacred in Congo.
Dagbladet is reporting another story about Israel bombing a military target in Gaza. Apparently no one was injured or killed in the attack, but a staged picture (showing a man and a little boy sitting on the rubble of the building) still give the impression this was an attack on civilians. VG makes a big deal about some diplomats held up at the Gaza border for 6 hours (security at the border is understandably strict as a soldier was killed in at attack yesterday). Some warning shots were also fired while a Norwegian diplomat was sitting in a car nearby. There is also a story about the UN requesting $613 million in aid for Gaza.
While these non-stories receive lots of coverage, the Norwegian tabloids are completely ignoring the 100 civilians massacred in Congo.
Labels: casualties, civilian, death, gaza, hamas, israel
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